Carrier profile · USDOT 589562 · MC-284979 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Best Overnite Express Inc

189 power unitsavg 10.4 yrRegional · 5 statesIRWINDALE, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-284979 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

189Power units

94 observed · MCS-150

101Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(626) 256-0550

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 492 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

189 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

259 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 11.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 210 vehicle and 255 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

8.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 8.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

252 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 21

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 189-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 189
Inspections · 24 mo: 259
Annualized: ≈130 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving41 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance40 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 18 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance24 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 10 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’14 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Athena’95–’00

Rli’02–’08

beyond this history

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2014

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2012 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2010 → Apr 2012	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2009 → Apr 2009	$750K	2
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2008 → Apr 2009	$750K	6
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2008	$750K	3
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Jan 2002	$750K	1
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Dec 2000 → Dec 2001	$750K	2
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2000 → Dec 2000	$750K	2
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1995 → Jan 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 189
Observed power (24 mo): 94
Trailers (towed): 101

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

55.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

258

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

IRWINDALE, CA

406 LIVE OAK AVE

Top corridor

CA 246 · NV 9 · UT 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 10 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 941034 USDOT 3647268 USDOT 2941202 USDOT 1786111 USDOT 1993457 USDOT 4497045 USDOT 8329Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (29 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2886068 USDOT 2941202 USDOT 1993457 USDOT 8329 USDOT 1786111 USDOT 4497045 USDOT 3550899 USDOT 941034

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

189

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 406 LIVE OAK AVE, IRWINDALE, CA, 91706
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (626) 256-0550
Fax: (626) 256-1965
Email: —

Registration

Officers: William K. Applebee · Jason Skinner
USDOT / docket: 589562 · MC-284979
First registered: Feb 6, 1995
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2026 · 4,877,829 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

189

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,877,829

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC.

BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 589562) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 259 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 210 vehicle-level and 255 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 189 power units and 92 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 589562, and its motor carrier number is MC-284979.

Is BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC's safety record?

BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC has a 11.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 492 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC's fleet?

BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC operates 189 power units and 92 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC based?

BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC is based in IRWINDALE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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